The Eagles had no one selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad Wednesday, marking the first time in the 14-year Andy Reid era they’ve been shut out.

The last time the Eagles didn’t have a player selected to the Pro Bowl was 1999. That was for the 1998 season, Ray Rhodes’ last with the squad.

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Among Eagles who had a chance, kicker Alex Henery lost out to Blair Walsh (Vikings), guard Evan Mathis was defeated by Mike Iupati (Niners), Jahri Evans (Saints) and Chris Snee (Giants) and middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans lost out to Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman. The latter are from the Niners, who had nine players elected, most in the league. The Texans led the AFC with eight selections.

“Most of the time if you don’t win your guys pretty much don’t get in,” Eagles linebacker Jamar Chaney said. “I mean, Shady McCoy had a great year last year. Jason Peters, too. Jason Babin. Most teams that have the best records have the most players in the Pro Bowl.”

The Eagles are 4-11.

In the AFC, the Chiefs are 2-13 and all but assured of the first overall pick in the draft. They had five players voted into the Pro Bowl.

While those numbers are comparable to last year, Cruz feels he and his teammates could have done more to avoid the situation they’re in.

To reach the playoffs, the defending Super Bowl champion Giants (8-7) need to beat the Eagles. They also need the Redskins to beat Dallas and for the Vikings and the Bears to win.

“I’ll be looking at our scoreboard first hoping we get a good lead and maintain a good lead and make sure we win this ballgame,” Cruz said on a conference call Wednesday. “But I’ll definitely be peeking up a little bit (at the scoreboard), just naturally as a human being. I’m going to be looking at the other scores to stay in the hunt. I’m definitely going to be peeking at that scoreboard a little bit.”

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Contrasting the Giants’ 52-point outburst in a win over the Saints to being shut out the following week in a loss to the Falcons, head coach Tom Coughlin blamed inconsistency on his team’s struggles.

The Giants have won just two of their last five games.

But Coughlin became cranky when asked if an inconsistent team such as the Giants would be playoff-worthy.

“That’s a bogus question,” Coughlin said. “If we win and get in we’re worthy. That’s the way the system has been set up. My point with our team is I’m not as interested in all of these scenarios as I am in our team playing well.”

NOTES

The Eagles have beaten the Giants in two straight games and eight of the last nine in their series … Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (knee) practiced on a limited basis Wednesday. Rookies Mychal Kendricks and Fletcher Cox are out with concussions. With just one game remaining, Reid was surprised and amused when asked what stage of the concussion protocol the duo was in. “No stage right now. They’re going through all their exam stuff right now.” … With Cox out, the Eagles signed defensive tackle Antonio Dixon to a two-year contract. They cut him during training camp. “The system, the weight,” said Dixon, who claims to have trimmed down from 330-plus pounds to 325. “They wanted me faster. But I know it’s a business. I’ve seen a lot of people get cut. I was one of them. It’s a business and you can’t be mad for a long time. You’ve just got to get over it.” … Throat cancer survivor Tony Corrente referees the Eagles-Giants Sunday at the Meadowlands (1 p.m., Fox29).